This past Saturday evening, Jews from all over the city visited Congregation Beth Sholom to mark our entrance into the final days of preparation for the Yamim Noraim (“the Days of Awe”). A joint production of Beth Sholom, The Kitchen, Kehillah San Francisco, and Congregation Anshey Sfard, Hardly Strictly Selichot Unplugged made for a special […] http://bethsholomsf.org/hardly-strictly-selichot-unplugged-recap-2/Continue Reading...

Join Israeli performance artist, musician, and community organizer, Yair Harel, for a special musical Kabbalat Shabbat on Friday evening, April 8. Piyyutim (Hebrew liturgical poems) were chanted for centuries throughout the Diaspora. The poems have been adapted to different melodies, evolving into a form of Jewish “world music” in Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa, and […] http://bethsholomsf.org/yair-harel-visits-cbs-for-kabbalat-shabbat/Continue Reading...